.TH std::locale::name 3 "2024.06.10" "http://cppreference.com" "C++ Standard Libary"
.SH NAME
std::locale::name \- std::locale::name

.SH Synopsis
   Defined in header <locale>
   std::string name() const;

   Returns the name of the locale, which is the name by which it is known to the
   operating system, such as "POSIX" or "en_US.UTF8" or "English_United States.1252".
   If the locale is not a copy of a system-supplied locale, the string "*" is returned.

.SH Return value

   The name of the locale or "*" if unnamed.

.SH Example


// Run this code

 #include <iostream>
 #include <locale>
 #include <string>

 int main()
 {
     std::locale loc(std::locale(), new std::ctype<char>);
     std::cout << "The default locale is " << std::locale().name() << '\\n'
               << "The user's locale is " << std::locale("").name() << '\\n'
               << "A nameless locale is " << loc.name() << '\\n';
 }

.SH Possible output:

 The default locale is C
 The user's locale is en_US.UTF8
 A nameless locale is *

.SH See also

   constructor   constructs a new locale
                 \fI(public member function)\fP
